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GEN EKAL NEWS.

CLOUDY.
VERY warm.
INDICATIONS Of rain.
RIVER rising slowly.
THREE boats leaving to-day.
CHoUrEAU for New 0fleaus tomor-
row.
THE Cumberland and Rod rivers are
falling.
THE City Of Cairo goss TO Vicksburg
this evening,
A RISE of inches occurred yester-
day at st. Louis.
TIE Tennessee river continues to
rise at Chattanooga.
The local packets at Cincinnati re-
sumed their trips yesterday.
THE Ohio river ia rising at Cincinnati
but is falling at all other points.
THE Arkansas river remains station
airy at Little Rock and Fort Smith.
The Jaw Gould, with bsrgeJ, should
pass here today on her way to New Orleans
CAPT. JAMES RBEs returned yester-
day from st. Louis, where he had been on
business.
DuRING the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon yesterday the river here rose
two inches.
THE Paris G. Brown, coming up, will
set 500 barrels of oil and 80 bales of cotton
at Nicksburg.
THE Kate Adams will arrive to.
morrow night and leaves Monday evening
Tor Arkansas City.
The Future City, which was wind
bound here or "a hours, left yesterday morn
ing for New Orleans.
THE Guiding Star was at Cairo yes
terday, and sh !, should pass here tomorrow
on her way to New Orleans.
JACOB CHRISTIAN, Waterman OF the
steamer Jimmie b., was drowned last
Wed esday night in the YaZoo river.
ma, FRANK r. BlGNEY has bsen ap.
pointed river. ed tor of the 81. Louis Post
Dispatch in place Of Capt. Billy Hobbs.
The West Memphis ferryboat p. H.
Kelly has laid up at tho foot of Bsale street
and is having two new sheets put in her
boiler.
TIE Alberta No. 3 is the regular
packet leaving this evening for all points on
White river. Capt. Albert Smith Is in COM
mand.
LAST season the Annie P. Silver
modo tourtaen round trim, In tho st Louis
and New Orleans trade, thirteen Of them be-
ing made on time.
Mn. En- FARREIL, who Ia learn no
a. 49, nr ~. towhoa; aot Ioft h.ra and
.n9 wa; vi iu Soetat Sairo IL Lave, tn'
' WI. ...o, hu rsu To- Ia c,tv ="
Tuv Vickshurg H,rnn savs. II ia
.,nnr,od that ona ~ tho NV Anchor Iino
LopVateu 'te' bo Ir;i, iii he cbr;s,anoJ
. DYa,s soVu " " onnr ~ Son"tor nniiomIs
III hh'ois'a'o III n0"oi VI S'""'O' NNii0'
oni' -. .,
lHE Gayoto VIII hot lIaVe loI on.
rtncis rnor u ,hai ,hara yy;Ii y. sntR.ian1
~ 10 w. Siaet % liz har 10 oo tbromsh
,mWit ~ me 'i'oi W "''o" "'' w ~
W i"Sou's'
The James Lea got in on time from
Friars Point with 300 bales of cotton, ~ bags
Of seed cotton, 6Oe sacks Of cotton seed and
i toI pSuSaSoS VI ,vith ""0N JUS
'eiu e,o"'nN WIN
The CoahomR arrived from OsCe0la
with 2i7 bales of cotton, Al bags of seed cot
ton, T3l sacks of cotton seed and 10 pack
ages ofsundries. She returned to the upper
coast in the evening with fair trip.
CL..,ol,o to-, p;r.o,r;l,o
lHk Outbdpedhe, hoiu ilpIohN ilN,
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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL-SATURDAY, JANUARY o. 1887.

ss SEX. highest s6 SIX, lowest s6 SEX, closing
At 8 SIX; May opened at % g highest
ribs-Janusry opened at s6 i7lI<, highest d o.,
lowest 81 III. closing at 81 90: February
opened at s. TX. highest Sc 20, lowest o. l71[,
clo.ing at s. 90; March opened at Sc Is,
highest s. 271%, lowest 81 231S. closing al
s. 2T1S; MAY opened at 81 S2I1S. highest So 81,
lowest S. S2I@ closing at S. So ON the Pro.
duce Exchange TODAY the butter market was
quiet; creamery, 2l@S.c; dairy, 2OS2Ic.
riggs 27M2Se per dozen.
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COTTON sEED PRODUUTs.

COTTON SEED-In car load lots: Prime
crude cotton seed oil, new, 3ld
S2e; of crude cotton seed oil. : :,
oil, 35@3Sc; off summer yellow cotton seed
oil, 32933c; miners sum mer vel ow colt on
seed oil, 35@36c; prime summer white cotton
seed oil, 35@36c; choice cooking yellow cot
meal, sl6; less than car lots, SIG so. Cotton
seed delivered at depot or levee, 50 per ton /:
from wagon at mills, SO per ton.
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J. W. VOEGELI & co
CHANCERY SALE
Of
REAL ESTATE.

No. 1865, II D;--ChAnoery Court Of Shelby
county NJ. W. Hudnall We. George Hud-
nall al.
QY virtue Of an intorlocutory decree for
ID sale entered In tho abOyo cause on the
18th day OF January, 1887, NJ. b. IS, page
II will SO ! at publ auction, to the high
est bidder, In front Of the Clerk and Masters
office, NJ lin street entrance TO the court
house o, Shelby county, Memphis. Tenn..on
Saturday, February ., 1887,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated In Shelby county Tenn.'
to-wit:
Lot No. 6 Of Il. II. Glisson's subdivision,
lying Immediately west Of tho W. st end OF
Bick ord avenue, on TIC west side 4 Second
street extend d, in Chelsea, fronting AZ feet
W tn depth of 1857 feet to IN alley.
Lot -, Immediately west Of lot above
mentioned, fronting on Main street (if OK
tendedl IS feet and running back east liSS
feet to an alley.
more's plan of subdivision Of 1866 acres, be-
ginning at stake on tho west side of the
Big Creek plank road and Is feet north OF
the southeast corner Of lot 30 and the north
side OF an avenue, loading to the Water
Works; thence north sixteen degrees west on
tho west side Of the plank road S.lT chains
20 q stake; thence south 81 degrees west
3.l7 chains to y stake; thence south l6 de-
grees east 3.lT Oh aims TO a stake; thence
north IS degrees east g. IL chains TO the boz
ginning. Containing one acre
Also, another tract of land containing
about or 10 acres (mOre or lessl, on the
west side Of Springdale avenue, in the FIJI
teenth Civil District, and known a. lot No.
10 Of II. s. LatGRm's subdivision.
Terms OF Sale-0ne-third cash, balance in
one and two years, purchaser to execute
notes bearing interest from date with AZ
proved security and lien retained; redemP-
ton barred.
This January Il, 1887.
s. / MoD0W ELL, Clerk and Master.
BY I. b. Caldwell ID. q. and VI.
Gibson h Weakley and Morgan McFar-
land aolicitora
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PETROLEUM MARKET.

COAL 0IL-Primc white, wholesale lots,
9Agl0c per gallon.
CLEVELAND, o.. January 2l.-Petro-
leum steady; s. W, 1l0', TIC.
PIrTSBURG, PA. ,JanUary q Petroleum
fairly active; National Transit certificates
opened at 7l1Se; closed at NE; highest,
7lHc; lowest, 70%c.
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SKINS AND FURS.

SKINS AND FURS-Desr skins, zoe
bear, sla7oi mink, l5@6Oc; coon, hunt
or handled, l5@75c; country handled,
l1960c; otter, Sl@6 So; beaver, 60cg
81; wild cat, l5925c; iOx. l5@75c musk rat,
loo; opossum, l0c; wolf, 50o9S2; skunk, l59
SOC; panthers, b0cdSl.
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Trnstee's SaIe.

TTNDER and BY virtue OF certain instru-
u ment Of writing, to which one Andrew
Young 10 party, aud viii h IS Ut record in
the Registers office OF Shelby county Ton-
pessee, in hoax 1872 page Si7, Twill, on
Monday, 18Th OF FebrunrJ, 1887,
offer for sale at public outcry, FIR cash, to the
highest bidder, between the hour OF y I'M
am 8 p m, on the southwest corner Of MAIN
real estate. living In shelby county, Tonnes
see, and east OF the City u Memoirs; known
as Lot No. 7, on the east sid5 OF borlsp ~
avenue, having . front on said venue q ~
feet and running back between parallei hn mes
10 feet, more or lels, and having on u the
south tenement of n double tenement tive
story frame; this lot beiug one OF the lots IN
the Blrland subdivision. A. A..
The property will be sold free mem tho
equity VI f'u0HW ". D. BEARD. Trustee.
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NAILS. LEAD. SHOT.
AAAS - - ~ NO
NAILS-lO5, iron, 50 so; steel, So IS.
LEAD &c,
SHOT-Dtop, 81 65; buck, 81 80.
WHISKY, WINES, LIQUORS, =

WHISKY-Straght Kentucky Bourbon,
81 5095 redistilled goods from SOC to 81 Is,
according to proof; rye, 81 1896.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, January l.-Whisky
81 IS.
ST. LOUIS, MO. January 2l.-Whisky
81 10.
CINCINNATI, o., January 2l.-Whisky
steady; sales oAe63 barrels of finished goods
on a basis of 81 13.
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RIVERS and STEAMBOATS, |
STEAMERS LEAVING
CanunnaU
MOVEMENTS AT THs LEvEE.

cb Lee, Friar' Font; Ca
Charles y. Choteau, New Orleans
Departures. James Lee, Friars Point, Goa
bona, 0sceola; chesapeake, DptonVille;
Future City, New Orleans.
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HIDES AND TALLOW.

HIDES-Dry Hint. No. /, 1910; No. q,
l21ac; dry sailed, l09l2c; green sailed, No.
l,71ac; No 2, $40; green .596c. Sheep skins,
l5cg3l, BeesWuX, Doc. TalloW, 40,
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BAG9IN0-Carload lots: Jute, 2 lbs,
SIC; IA lbs, 75zc; II lbs, 10. Flax, s lbs,
$40.
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sellers; March April, S l2d, buyers; April
May, I'D, sellers; May-June, $751;, sell
ers; June-July, 5 I'D, sellers; July-August.
S l9d, sellers; August September, S Old, sell
ers.
Liverpool weekly statement for the week
ended January q, 1887.
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COTTON MARK ETS.

The local cotton market open ed
quiet and steady, and closed quiet and
steady; middling, 9o. Sales 400 bales, iu-
GLIDING 1900 last evening, 2i0O to exporters,
and 1900 TO SINNERS.
uVsuANnE nITnTArTONS
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RIVERS AND WEATHER.

OFFICE SIGNAL SKRvICE, u. s, A.,
MEMPHIS, January 81, pm.
The following observations are takeI
at all stations named at 75' meridian time,
which is one hour later than Memphis time:
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AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.
BAgGING AND TIES. ETC.

SEEDs-0lover, IS 25 per bushe; orchard
grass, 81 50; herdsgraSs. 5JS55c; tim
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Increase in receipts this year. $3.50
At noon: Liverpool ,pots we're dull in
buyers favor. sales, 5000 bales. OF which
American 600 bales. Receipts, II 900 bales,
of which American 1900 bales.
Closing quotations we're as follows: Or
binary, AZ; GOOD ordinary, a 13 l6d; low
middllng, Lied; good middling, 5 5-i6d;
middling uplands, S 3-l6i; middling Or
leans 5 5 led.
The prices are given in pence and 64ths,
thus: rs means 63-64d; and OIL means
l 64d.
At noon: Liverpool futures were steady I;
January, =; January-F February, s 1905 lid ;
February-March, 5 lid; March April, 5 IL =
5 l2i; April-May, l3d; May June, s l4d;
june July, 5 l6d; yuly-August,5 1895 1871;
Augu t-September, 5 20d.
At2 p.m: Liverpool futures were firm /;
January, 5 I'D buyers; January. February,
5 Id, buyers; Fsbrusry-March, 5 l2d,
seller; March-ApIil, s l2i, buyers; Api IL
May, 5 l4i, sell ers ; MaY-June 5 l5j, buyers 4;
June-July, lids buyers; July-Auzust,
buyers.
At pm. Liverpool futures were easy ;
January; 5 lid, buyers; January February,
lid, buyers; February March, 5 I'D,
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ard 's sSccsssiai ' GURH
~ at your own home, BY one who was deal
twenty-eight years. Treated by most OF
the noted specialists without benefit. CURED
HInsRLB In threo months, and since then
hundreds of OF ers. Full particulars sont
y" w. y Wsst s!=. =.ros.,Ss@ YoTs aitz
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FINANCE.

Money in m Dderate demand al 10 8
ser cent. The Clearing House report is as
follows:
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CHANCERY SALE
OR-
h Il AL ESTATE Il.

No. 1887, R.-Chaneery Court Of Shelby
County-Stato Of Tennessee va. Catherine
Burns ct al.
DY virtue of an intorlooutory decree for
ID sale, entered in the above cause on the
ID day Of December, 1885, M. b. b., page 1865.
will sell, at public auction, to the highest
bidder, in front Of tho Clerk and Masters
office, Courthouse Of Shelby county, Mem
phis, Tennessee, on
Saturday, January 80, 1857,
within legal hours, tho following described
property. situated in Shelby county, Ten
nessee, tO-wit:
The north 3l1I feet Of lot IS on the plan Of
the CITY of Memphis, fronting Nh feet on
tho east eide Of Front street by 1857 feet on
the alley on the nor h. Sold as tie property
Of Frank Humphreys and others.
Terms Of SRle-On aoredit Of six months;
note bearing intereA with security, re-
quired; lien rotaineH redemption barred.
This January 5, 1887.
3. /. MOD0W ELL, Clerk and Master
By j. Y. Goldman, Deputy O. and NJ.
Y. ii. 4 O. W. Heiskell, Solicitors,
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POW DER.
DRUGS. PAINrA AND OILS

P0WDER-Kegs, S.; half kegs, 50 rs;
nnArtar kegs. 81 50.
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CHANCERY SALE
Or
HI H AL ESTATE

No. 56O7, R,-Chancery Court Of Shelby
county-W. B. Winn and wife ct al. VS..
James p. VIM ct al.
DY virtue of an interlocutory decree for
ID sale, entered in the above cause on the
IL n day of October, 1875, NJ. b. -, page AS,
will sell, at public auction, to the highest
bidder, in front Of tho CLERK and Masters
office, at the Main street enhance Of tho
courthouse of Shelby county. Memphis,
Tenn, on
Saturday, February D, 1857,
within legal hours, the following described
pror erty, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.'
tO-wit:
Fifty acres, beginning at a stake in the
center of the New Raleigh road, the Same
being the northeast corner OF the Li' coin 20
acre tract thence north " dogrt as east ~
chains and links parallel with said road;
thence south q chains so links; thence west
is chains and 81 links; thence south, cross
ing Cypress creek, Is chains 10 stake;
thence west chains and % link; thence
north with the east line of said Lincoln ~
acre tract 80 chains and 20 links 60 the be
SHINING. lying and being in tho + ftesnth
Civil District. range 3, section 2 in the Elev
onth surveyors District.
Also, 9l6% acres, beginning ut stake in
the center Of the Jew Raleigh road, at tho
intersection Of Mays avenue; thence north
= IS west 30 chains; thence east IL chains
and % links; thence north D. 90 west ~
chains and 20 links, at the intersection OF
Mays avenue with North avenue, thence
east parallel with said N nth avenue IS
chains; thence south 80 chains and 81 links;
thence east 3 chains and 81 links; thence
south IL chains and q links to the center OF
the Now Raleigh road; thence south O. 10
west with tho center of said road chains
and 81 links; thence south 77' west with the
center of said road ~ chains to the begin
ming.
Terms Of Sale-Cash; equity Of rcdomp-
ton dover and homestead barred; lien ro-
tanned.
S. |. MCDOWELL, Clork and Master.
BY b. Y. Coleman, Deputy @, and NJ.
L. W Uumes. solicitor
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Q. 4 0. LIST pfd, ls%. N.Y.C.&St L.pfd, 2sIs,
Siia.Ss;e Siq ISL y S Ssss Si MIS-. ,ss
ca A.pfd,l55 0.G Miss. pfd, 92H
g. g.: 81 81 rs S Sa.sa5o Nav w.s 49,
e.; 81; IL p Ia. OREGON Trans; SIS
Q. ST. L& I. pfd, $50. Oregon Imp, 49,.
9. 8. 4 O., so. Pacific Mail, 52k.
G. Il H. Valley $50 Peoria D. 4 G., 3iJs.
Del. Hud lC2ss. Pittsburg, ISL.
Del, L. W, lS6. Pullman PC, l5.
Den. 4 Rio G .26. Reading, sg2s;
Erie, S23R Rock Island l26
Erie pfd, 20. St.L. & ST, 3lss.
New East Tenn; .l4h. st.L. 4 So ptd. s.:
HewE; Tenn. pfd,75 St.L.&S.F.lst p.li51S.
Fort Wayne, 145 Q. NJ. x ST. P, S9A.
Hannibal / St Jo.-. G. Nh St.P,, p, III:
Il St Jo;: pfd.-. g. P. N 4 NJ. liSH.
Houston 4 T., 40 81 Paul l. o. pfd, 1879
Illinois Central, lA. Tenn. Coal& Iron. 5O@
Ind, B. 4 W., 1914. Texas Pacific, 251s.
Kansas l. T., 300. Union Pacific, 5S9.
Lake Shore, e4h W., s.. L 4 p. Is.
Lou. Nash b.. .Ss's W.;s;L. p. p. S.
N. X .. LIST pfd, -. W: U. Tel, 7Sh..
NJ. 4 G. seconds. Colorado Coal, $50.
Mem. 4 Char, So. Home Stake, 1917.
Mich. Cen. ,S9. Iron Silver, go.
Min. x st. L, 1S% Ontario, p.
Min. 4 81. L. pfd q. Quicksilver, 7.
Missouri Pacific, 1865. Quicksilver pfd, %.
Mobile 4 Ohio, 1873 south Pacific
N. L. S. 4 W, 7OA.. Sutro. p.
M,L.s.& W .pfd,lO0
LONDON, January 2l.-Consols-100 49,
l6 for money AID 1905 fer the account.
Atlantic and Great Western, frsts, 1875;
seconds, ID. The Bank of England gain,d
$1,000 on ba'snce today.
PARI', January 2l.-Three per cent.
rentes, S0f 95c for the account.
BANK CLEARINGS.
CHICAGO. ILL. January 2l.-Bank clear
in g today were S5,l09,0U,
NEW ORLEANS, La, January 2l.-
Clearings of the banks, 5 ,525 ,4Si.
ST. LOUIS, MO-, January 2l.-Bank
cleariugs today were s!,7l2,699; balances,
Sil5, 1894.
BALTIMORE, MD, January 2l.-Bank
clearings today were s2,lO5,lsl balances,
1902 sos
NEW YORK, January 2l.-Bauk clear
iugs today were sl04, 602,373; balances, ST.
100 400.
BOSTON, MASS, January 2l.-Bank
clearings today were sl3,27i,5Ol; balances,
fl,7!5. 1853.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January al
Bank clearings today were $40. 79l ,24; bal
ances, 81, 2}6 ,66T.
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AdminisIratOr's Notice.

Ofice Public Administrator, Shelby UoanIy
Courthouse, Memphis, Tenn, Dec. II, 1886.
THE under signed having been appointed
Of Maurice BrOsnan, deceased, notice Is
hereby given TO all persons indebted 10 said
estate TO como forward and settle; an 4 TO
those to whom said estate is indebted TO iO
their claims with me. duly p-obated, within
Do forever barred.i JOHN LEAGUE,
Public Administrator.
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KENDIG & co.
5TOCK
Bond Brokers.

Dealers in Stocks, Bonds and other seouri-
Room f., Cotton Exchange Building.
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New York sight on all points, 4 discount
buying, par sellin New Engla demand,
Il disc unit bu7ing; New En- Gland sight, q
discount; New Orleans, u discount buying,
mar calling.
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New York cultures opened quiet and firm,
and clos d stsady and point higher. Sales,
81, 100 bales. The closing quotations were as
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BONDS.
La. stamps, Is, 500. Missouri 6s, 1904,
Cent. Pac lists, llS. Den. 4 RIG. lists, 1877
OAR. g. W lists, 80. Erie Eds, 9Sh.
NIX. at Gen IS, 995I. North. Pac. lsts, ZIG.
North. Pac. 2ds 1917. N. Western con. 1i0M.
INVEST. deb .5s, lCS1S. St. LIS Gen N, Ill.
st. Paul con, 1881. St.P ZAP lists. ll9.
TIP. land grants Sly. TIP G.ex oou, I'll.
U. P. lists, ll4h. West Shore. lOS.
Tennis set mt,l05. Tenn 81, set mt, lOl.
Tom. b, set mt, 7S4s.
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The New Orleans future market opened
steady, and closed steady and from to
points higher. sales, 22,6OO bales. Quota
lions were as follows:
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New York spots opened quiet and closed
easy; middling, 9Mc Sales, $50 bales. Quo
10 NVara fOllaWas
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GovERNMENTs.

U. 8. IS, 100. "a, coup, I2TT.
as, coup, ll0k. Pacific Is OF 1895, 1855
New-York tribune., 1887-05-17
ESCAPE OF THE SALAMANDERS

RFICuE AND BROTHER LOSE ONE OF Ihfh'
STRANGE PErs-wHAr KILLED THE BEAR
A man once acquired considerable reputation anu
wasted somo timc by inquirng, "Who struck bHiS
pauer,onlr Charles Ilcichc Brother the faih fNo"
imuortcrs OF animals not asking qnesuoh7 "po"'
Mr. Patterson but they would like to Know "ha'
killed their pet bear.
IL will be remembered that THE TRIBUNE yes'cr-
dav contained an account Of two alleged giant sala
monders that Rcichc & Brother had Imported iroih
Jaran Both the salamandcrs cscaIcd from lholi
tank on the second floor, on sunday, and Ohy MT MI
Sn Iananlcr was rcCaptuTcd. Mrs. Saannanu'r u sti
missing and II her species has all the Poi7VNou.s .
qualities attributed TO IL by Pny who says thaI VI,
saIamandes Is u VcnOmOus animal poisoning an ),
comes in contact with, then the mysterious uca'h VI
tho les bear Is solved. - 1T. .o.hs old
THO bear was only cub, about eight months oLu, u,
and weighed about ninety pounds. On SatuIu'S H,S
ne vas chained In the cellar where IL - COOL IN, IN,
ncVt mortnp an attendant found the bear urdu Wtnn
hlooly nostrils and a fOamy mouth symptoms WITH
no believes Indicative Of poison. lie lbcn uiHcoN-
cred that the salamandcrs had escaped Inc htgc!
ono was caught ia the room where inc tuD Wdsi pu,
tho smaller ono wa- missing. By traces Oh slho y
VA. traced down stairs into the ccllar "heio tne M
hear was Last night the salamandcr han hoI l ~
rcropturd The firm IL now asking "NhH hhoo
~ ma town doctor wrote rciche Brother y"SFrlay
mat he desired to get sample Ot the -alananner7
soIiva which ho claims l. u cure iOf cPhcpSy anu
cnuntcrlrritaut OF their poison
New-York tribune., 1887-05-17
RIDS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS.

THE GAS COMMISSION OPENS THE THIRD BATCH
NO AWARDS YET MADE.
s oos com,s.on Yesterday for the third time opened
bids for electric lighting There were SIX pus al. GA
cent one for lights Of candepower The DID OF the
United states Illuminating Company was SIS ooa yoa oi
zach light the same former bid The Ball Electric i
mating 20 night for l30 lights
on receiving string wires ana IN return or
th. privilege furnish free five street lights ior every
dy furnished to private patrons 1t win also make con-
tract for from five years to furnish all tne
electric lights for night for each light The East
River Electric Light Company bid Slsl % year ior soo
lights and sGO for Others agreeing 10 give the city one ee
public light every fifty commercial lights ordered lne me
certain streets cents others ana ~ Genus oI
The THIRD Avenue Bridge and the MI Morris PARK tower
The North York Lighting Company bd sLto AZ yvar
rhe rnsh Electric III uuminatng Company reduced s iOr-
Iner bill sol 80 for each light except loI
OOO candle lights for which It's bid was $500
believing the companies were sowea 70 ersGt
poIes and string all the CIV ms company Mou
receive equal privileges Since the su9Wal s ~
into existence hs company bau hot pcon SV"Su W
erect poles or extend It's system oo,,orr ,1
A. Dtenhoefer said that the Waterhouse company uii
not bid would not risk S2oOOO the oonu
be out It's contract a HanCIs'
OF the conditions necessary 10 u
IN the contract this condition. ms company
wonld bid than tine Brush and Ban cOmpanes;
Mayor Hewitt that the Commission coulu 90 hO'is
than law Controller Loew sau thai INC con
itona bids were irregular The six bids were referred 10
the CORPORATION and the secretary OF the
Ia decid which were regular and what territory was covered
by bid The Commission Will meet al noon neA' o'
and let the contracts sotl
Yesterday that would convince MS COM
niitee r6at IL acting good faith Id that II wOud ui
nsh the public with electro hghts AT az OF ,ir
night he would be glad TO report ayora0y on It's ape"on
Thus FAR he had seen no evidences OF THIS KIND